VB Forum / Controls / November 2003

I wonder if anyone can help.
I have a compiled application which I havent written, I know that the
application uses an ocx to display its information. I would like to know
whether it is possible to capture the information the ocx shows via my vb

I am trying my first .NET project.  I want to use a grid to display some
data.  It is not bound to a data source.
I am having trouble with very simple actions.
1)  Do I use a data grid, a list box, or what?

Is there any way to draw tables and make other drawing operations in
RichTextBox? RTF syntax includes something about it.

can you tell me how to trap runtime 53 (file not found)
even just with a small error trap so that when runtime 53 occurs, it can
show message box and then go back and then return to the app to wait for the
user to type in another filename

I have a combo box with no default value.  The list options is: 1.Install
and 2.Uninstall.
1. How can I set the combobox so that it defaults to install at runtime?
2. Also, how can I then use whatever the option, to store either install or

Is there a way to have a control (or rather a control in myControl.Controls)
not be clipped by the parent form?  I want to have a pop-up that is tied to
a control on the parent form, but I want to let the pop-up hang over the
edge.

Anyone know how to change the locale date FORMAT in VB runtime?  What WIN
API function should I use,
Any code sample would be appreciated.
Thanks...Douglas

I have a bound textbox control. When I delete the data in
the control, I get the "zero length" string error during
the .Update operation. Is there any easy way around this,
or do I have to insert event code to set the value to Null

   How would one move the insertion point to a specific line number within
an RTF file as to highlight it? I've attempted to use both .span and .upto
methods with no
success. I have the line number, and I need to highlight a specific line of

   How would one move the insertion point to a specific line number within
an RTF file as to highlight it? I've attempted to use both .span and .upto
methods with no
success. I have the line number, and I need to highlight a specific line of

I have a problem
How do I print the content of a msflexgrid control with the border lines?
also how I print it with a header and an image?
Im generating a complex report and I put the results on the grid but I can't

How can I capture the text of a treeview node when double
clicked?

My desire is to be able to select an item in the listbox and then make a
determination as to the condition of the checkbox for that selected item (if
the item is selected then check to see if the item's checkbox is checked).
It seems as though the .Selected property is set based on ...

How to create a menu bar with icons like MSWord or Visual
Basic?
How to create moveable Menu bars and Toolbars like MSWord
or Visual Basic?

I need to show an image centered on a form. That's easy,
use a Picturebox... problem is the images may be
different sizes, and I need to resize to show the image
with the correct aspect ratio (ie: height vs width)...